SafeFileManager

SafeFileManager is a Java-based file manager that supports multiple panes and enables you to perform basic file operations, such as copying, moving, renaming or deleting items. It's easy to set up, as long as you have Java installed.

It's wrapped in a large window with a well-structured layout that shows two panes for navigating two disk directories. It's possible to add as many panes as you want and re-arrange them in any way in the window, or order them horizontally, vertically or cascaded.

Drag-and-drop is not supported for copying files and folders. However, you can use the buttons displayed on top of each pane to copy one or more selected files or folders. The items are retained in a Clipboard that influences only SafeFileManager, and they can be pasted in the location of the current pane or another one.

In a similar manner, it's possible to move files or folders, rename or delete them, create new directories, jump to the root to access any local, removable or network partition, refresh the contents shown in the current location, go to the previous or next directory, as well as find out the size and date of last modification of each listed file. Bookmarks can be created to later jump to various locations by selecting their entry from a list.

During a transfer task, the application brings up a new window to the screen, where you can track progress and find out the size, destination, number of copies, and verification status for each file. This job can be paused or stopped.

You can specify the maximum data rate to limit the transfer speed. Another noteworthy aspect is that the time of last modification can be preserved throughout file transfers. Multiple UI languages are supported.

The app didn't crash or prompt error messages in our tests. CPU and RAM consumption was minimal. We've noticed that the options for auto-placing the panes vertically and horizontally are inverted.

Unfortunately, the software tool doesn't support drag-and-drop or keyboard shortcuts. It entered a loop when attempting to copy files which were being used at the time, and we failed in our attempt to cancel or pause the task, as well as to exit the transfer window (we had to forcefully end Java's process from the task manager to restart the application).

Plus, the statistics displayed in the file transfer window suggest that the program is capable of simultaneously copying / moving files from / to different directories, but this isn't the case. When marking items for copying or moving (indicated in the status bar), they do not get appended to the current Clipboard contents but overwrite them instead.

Sadly, we cannot overlook the issues identified in our tests, which make it clear that SafeFileManager needs to be updated. Nevertheless, you can test the app for yourself.